HTC HD To enter text using the Phone Keypad, Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Phone Keypad

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4.4Using the Phone Keypad

The Phone Keypad is a 12-key on-screen keypad that has a layout similar to mobile phone keypads, plus some additional keys. The Phone Keypad has large keys and enhanced input features such as T9 predictive input, which makes it faster for you to enter text in your messages and documents.

•Tap to enter letters or symbols.

•Tap and hold to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number

that appears on top of a key

•Tap to enter an uppercase letter.

•Tap twice to turn on Caps Lock.

Tap to toggle between using Multitap or T9 mode.

Displays the word candidate list in T9 mode. Tap a word to insert it into your text. Tap to add a word to the T9 dictionary.

Tap to open the input settings.

Tap to delete the previous character. Tap to create a new line.

Tap to open a keyboard layout that lets you easily enter numbers and symbols. See “Using Numeric and Symbol Mode” for details.

Tip You can tap and hold to immediately open the numeric keyboard.

To enter text using the Phone Keypad

1.Start a program that accepts text input, such as Word Mobile.

2.Tap the Input Selector arrow, then tap Phone Keypad.

3.Start tapping keys on the keyboard to enter your text. To learn how to enter text using Multitap or T9 mode, see “Using Multitap and T9 Modes” in this chapter.